Notorious islamophobe, homophobe, transphobe, xenophobe, and loyal supporter of French far-right parties is what most French people know her for.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251228-bardot-leaves-co...

Many outlets — including this CNN piece which is making the passive voice work real hard to make her awfulness about other’s perception of it — are slinging hagiographies as if death absolves all.